Ep 335 – John 20

Darkness, disillusionment, despair. We've all found ourselves in those moments where doubt and deep disappointment set in. Things didn't turn out like we expected. The circumstances of life turned out for the worse, not the better. And in those moments, we can find ourselves questioning God and wondering about His goodness. That's what happened to the disciples of Jesus and its recorded in the 20th chapter of the gospel of John. They had been forced to watch their friend, rabbi and supposed Messiah, die an excruciating death on a Roman cross. It had been hideous to watch. It had been painful to face the reality that their hopes for the future had just died along with Jesus. He was gone. They were done. Now, it was back to their old lives and the sad reality that nothing was going to change. All their hopes had been dashed. All their plans for the future had been buried in a borrowed tomb along with the dead carpenter from Nazareth. But they were in for a big surprise. They were about to receive a shock to the system that would be like nothing they had ever experienced before. Jesus was not dead. The tomb was empty and the Messiah was alive and well. And they were about to meet Him face-to-face. He had told them this would happen, but they had failed to believe. Now, they were going to receive the proof they needed to turn them into the disciples He had always intended.